Technical Note: Post-Fire Axial Load Resistance of Concrete-Filled, Double-Skin Tube (CFDST) Stub Columns

Abstract

This technical note reports findings on a series of squash tests to investigate the effects of a significant fire loading history on the axial load strength of concrete-filled, double-skin tube (CFDST) stub columns. Axial loading tests were conducted on two stub columns that were previously subjected to the first 60 minutes of the standard ASTM E119 (ASTM, 2012) fire. Results were compared to the resistance of an identical virgin stub column. Comparisons indicated an average reduction of 28% in the axial load strength of stub columns when subjected to the mentioned fire loading history.